The AM Roundup: Generic Drug Lawsuits, Missing Bonuses, More

Life without parole: The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to require additional safeguards before juveniles convicted of homicide can be sentenced to life without parole, if not to abolish such sentences for minors altogether. WSJ

Generic but unequal: Across the country, dozens of lawsuits against generic pharmaceutical companies are being dismissed because of a Supreme Court decision last year that said the companies did not have control over what their labels said and therefore could not be sued for failing to alert patients about the risks of taking their drugs. NYT

Um, bonus? Spring has sprung, but so far not one Am Law 100 or Second Hundred firm has announced bonuses. AmLaw, Above the Law

Insider trading: After a final procedural twist, the Senate will likely give a stamp of approval by early next week to legislation that would make it illegal for members of Congress or their aides to use information that they gather about pending or prospective government activity to trade stocks. WSJ

Sandusky: A judge ordered prosecutors to give Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer the phone numbers and addresses of the young men who have accused the former Pennsylvania State University football coach of sexually abusing them when they were boys, charges he denies. WSJ

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